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PA Anarchist Action for Palestine

Philadelphia, PA — Hundreds of supporters of Palestinians gathered at
Philadelphia City Hall to protest the ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip,
part of a larger conflict that escalated on October 7 when Palestinian militant
organizations crossed the “Green Line” that serves as the de facto border
between the Strip and Israel. Protests have sometimes been tense in the US; a
protest was attacked by an older man driving a vehicle in Minneapolis on
October 22. Today’s “emergency rally” was called by the Philly Palestine
Coalition.

Large protests have unfolded in many cities worldwide this week. In recent
days Gaza has been extensively bombed and shelled by Israeli forces, while
regular rocket and mortar barrages have been directed outwards at Israeli
towns and bases. Around 7700 Palestinians have been killed according to
reports; communications from the Strip were largely cut off in the last 36
hours. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz 1300 Israelis, both
civilian and military, have been killed so far.

TV Host, professor and activist Marc Lamont Hill spoke during the rally and
demanded a ceasefire and end to the “occupation” and “an end to
apartheid.”

“Tonight, we demand a ceasefire! Tonight, we demand that no
more Palestinian children are Killed! ... We demand
decolonization. We demand an end to the occupation. We
demand an end to apartheid.

| can't get free until you [Palestine] get free! As long as our
police are training Israeli officers and as long as Israeli officers
are training our officers, we will live in a hyper security state
that treats every brown person, every Black person as an
outsider, as a threat, as somebody worthy of death.”


2 SEPTA TRANSIT POLICE VEHICLES HAD THEIR
TIRES SLASHED AT ALL OUT FOR GAZA DEMO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The All Out For Gaza demo tonight was a genuine
expression of love, solidarity, and rage for Palestinians
experiencing genocide at the hands of the occupying
forces of the state of Israel. While the spirit of this
demo was more inspiring in some ways than most
demos in Philly, there was a general vibe that the space
was not open to more combative expressions of
solidarity. This was due both to the crowd generally not
taking part in that, but also the march route being
relatively devoid of potential targets. However small
though, we take victories where we can get them.
During the march I punctured the tires of 2 Septa
Transit Police vehicles that the marched passed by.
Police are an occupying force in any form and are the
enforcers of settler-colonialism. In expressing solidarity
with those fighting for their freedom and lives in
Palestine, functionaries of a colonial project in support
of the state of Israel, such as the U.S, can and should be
attacked. Destabilizing individual colonial powers can
make the larger project of settler colonialism more and
more vulnerable.


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Two Excavators Attacked at
North Bartrams

We attacked two excavators that were
demolishing the street dept warehouse in
north bartrams. When we arrived we were
delighted to realize that someone had
already damaged the machines! In
addition to smashing the machines, we
poured quick-setting concrete into the
exhaust pipe of a machine. We choose
this method because of its simplicity and
ease. The other machine we used various
techniques that can be found in
warriorup.noblogs.org. Good luck finding
what we did!
Report from the 10/28
Emergency Rally

October 30 2023

Saturday night, October 28th, in light of the communication blackout in and
increased bombing of Gaza, approximately a thousand people assembled in
Center City Philadelphia for an emergency call to action in support of
Palestinians.

The crowd included people responding to an additional call for
anarchists and anti-colonial radical presence at the demonstration.
‘We were among them. The call suggested attendees wear black
clothes and keffiyahs or ski masks. We chose to wear both, layering
keffiyahs over ski masks because the clear show of solidarity was
important to us. A hot fashion tip: we were able to remove a layer
and still be covered and anonymous.

Soon after the rally became a march, we and others began covering
the walls with decolonial slogans. Some favorites: FREE GAZA,
FUCK ISRAEL, DECOLONIZE, VIVA PALESTINA, FAUDA,
FAGGOTS AGAINST EMPIRE, BLOODS (on banks along the
way), and FUCK BIDEN WHOLE LIFE. Those in bloc were
particularly good at looking out for each other as painting took
place, and it felt thrilling to write on a wall, fuck up a bank, inhale
the smell of fresh paint. Even more thrilling was the response from
other demonstrators! Everyone had each other’s backs, whether they
were in the black bloc or not. Other demonstrators pushed out
snitches, shielded writers from cops and security guards, warned us
vandals when the cops were looking for us, and also joined in,
borrowing paint cans and markers to write their own slogans. There
were some close calls with law enforcement but at the end of the
night no one was arrested. We love to see it!
After a while things got hot (girl, it was 80° out) and the cops were



on the lookout. People transitioned @& into new looks, and mixed

into the crowd. Passing privilege, baby!

In Rittenhouse Square, the crowd paused, blocking the intersection
and surrounding a sound truck. Activists gave speeches from the
truck bed. It was cute until these two boys showed up, oh my god!
They tried to put up Zionist propaganda (those “missing person”
posters, you've seen them) in the middle of the crowd, but that
wasn't going to happen, obviously. People ripped down the only
poster they got up, and then confiscated the rest. A very patient and
generous activist escorted them away and down the block. This is a
good place to remind you that these tactics are often a ploy to film,
dox, and harass. If you’re going to interfere, go off, but like, be
unidentifiable (no face, no tatts, no case).

The march had great energy and a lot of the chants were inspiring
and like, literally revolutionary or insurrectionary so... Anyway, we
had some fantasies after being in such an exciting environment. If
this was the energy here, just imagine what could happen if this
demo passed by as ugly as a military recruitment center or a weapons
manufacturer's office?

In all earnestness, people are angry, grieving, and fucking fed up with
inaction in response to peaceful protest. While yes, we could have
seen that last one coming, the warm reception to criminality and
confrontation that night has us wondering what horizon we can
reach for next. What could a more directed march be like? What can
we do now, within the belly of this fucking empire? After all, the
things around us are not disconnected from the genocide in Palestine
— the politicians, the arms dealers, the funders, the surveillance
technologists, many of them have offices, warehouses, or some
physical presence here. They are real people doing things in real
places, we can go to them and touch them, and it will effect their
ability to collaborate on genocide.

Xoxo

Faggots for intifada

PS. Going to the demo? Here’s some cute ideas to try with your
friends: bring extra gloves, masks, t-shirts for people who might be
under-dressed for the occasion. Bring extra art supplies to share!
Many people around us are becoming disillusioned with the
democratic avenues on offer right now, people are finding their way.
If people are curious about anarchists, a little encouragement and
support can go a long way.




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